Senior Software Architect - Scalable Health Data Platform

Datavant; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Datavant, a data collaboration platform for healthcare, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead architectural design and drive scalability of our core platform.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product, infra, and security, and shape technical direction while delivering reliable, secure systems. The role offers challenging projects and an opportunity to impact health data use.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience developing and scaling distributed systems.
• Deep expertise in system design, cloud-native architectures, and backend frameworks.
• Proven record of leading major technical projects from inception to launch.
• Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, Infrastructure, Security).
• Commitment to data integrity, privacy, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Own architectural design and end-to-end delivery for key systems or migrations.
• Partner with Product, Infrastructure, and Security teams to set technical direction.
• Design scalable microservices and guide system decomposition initiatives.
• Drive performance optimization, observability, and reliability improvements.
• Mentor engineers at multiple levels and enhance team culture through best practices.

Skills

Distributed systems

Architectural design

Cloud-native architectures

Leadership & mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Datavant, a data collaboration platform for healthcare, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead architectural design and drive scalability of our core platform.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product, infra, and security, and shape technical direction while delivering reliable, secure systems. The role offers challenging projects and an opportunity to impact health data use.